⁴⁴ Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

¹ "Come down, and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

² Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

³ Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man."